Registered Nurse - Orthopedic Operating Room - RN

Mayo Career Site US; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mayo Clinic in Florida is seeking a Registered Nurse in the Operating Room to circulate and coordinate the surgical team, ensuring optimal perioperative nursing care. The RN may scrub as needed and acts as the patient's advocate.

This on-site role in Jacksonville includes working with advanced equipment in a multi-suite OR complex and a path toward perioperative leadership and professional practice. Eligible for TN sponsorship; state licensure required.

Qualifications

• RN is accountable for coordinating nursing care including direct patient care and transitions of care.
• Provides leadership through preceptor roles, committees, and quality improvement efforts.
• Requires state RN licensure; Periop 101 program available for candidates with no OR experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate nursing care and patient education across the perioperative period.
• Lead through preceptors and participate in quality improvement activities.
• Collaborate with surgical team to ensure patient safety and advocacy during anesthesia and surgery.
• Assist the surgeon as needed, including scrubbing when required.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to perioperative practice within Mayo Clinic model.

Skills

Nursing

Education

RN license

Job description

The RN in the Operating Room circulates and coordinates the surgical team in all aspects of OR activities, providing for optimum perioperative nursing care to patients. The OR RN may be asked to scrub as needed. Functions as the patient's advocate.

Our state-of-the‑art hospital in Jacksonville includes 34 operating rooms that include an IMRI OR suite and a dedicated endovascular OR suite. We use the best modern equipment and advanced technologies to create an environment that merges the art of healing with the science of medicine.

If you are interested in becoming an RN in the Operating Room at Mayo Clinic in Florida and have no OR experience, please consider our Periop 101 program. Upcoming cohort date TBD.

• The registered nurse (RN) is accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care.
• The RN supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family.
• The RN will function within the Mayo Nursing Care Model, which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.
• The ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice provide a basis for the practice of the RN.
• The RN provides leadership through activities such as preceptor role, informal and formal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts.
• The RN delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability and availability of resources.
• The RN possesses excellent communication skills; is skillful in mentoring and teaching; and may participate on committees or projects.

This role is eligible for TN sponsorship. Successful sponsorship will require state licensure and completion of the VisaScreen or equivalent certification.